In this second of two episodes on ch. 6, we’re going to look at how to read the keyboard, with and without clearing the strobe. Here’s the link to the referenced Apple II Reference Manual Here’s a link to the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_z8XUfqFSXHvJ5E5r80ZmMN7LRcCI0Zx Enjoy!| decuser’s blog
This is part one of two dealing with I/O. In this episode, we’ll track along with Assembly Lines ch. 6 and do some paddle reading (mouse). We’ll explore the assembly instruction CMP and try to keep the lessons constrained to ~30 mins or thereabouts. Here’s a link to the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_z8XUfqFSXHvJ5E5r80ZmMN7LRcCI0Zx Enjoy!| decuser’s blog
The fifth episode of bit by bit. In it, I cover BASIC’s ESC Mode. A strange little mode of BASIC that allows one to move around with the cursor and make changes to a line of basic. It has some full-screen aspects, but is by no means, a true full-screen edit mode. But, it’s the closest thing to it that the IIe offered back in the day out of the box. Here’s a link to the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_z8XUfqFSXHvJ5E5r80ZmMN7LRcCI0Zx Enjoy!| decuser’s blog
This, the 6th episode of bit by bit shows how to get information into and out of the AppleWin emulated Apple IIe. Shift-INS to paste and PR#1 to print (know where to find your printout… spoiler, it’s in .PlayonLinux/AppleWin/…/applewin/printer.txt) Here’s a link to the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_z8XUfqFSXHvJ5E5r80ZmMN7LRcCI0Zx Enjoy!| decuser’s blog
In this episode, I walk through using Merlin 8 for full screen editing our assembly source code in the Apple IIe. Shout out to Chris Torrence for walking this road before so others could follow: https://youtu.be/lyYTCJP_Y3o?si=2bcEqvCM9dqreVBO Here are links to the disk image and manual: https://archive.org/details/Merlin_816_Macro_Assembler_Manual https://archive.org/details/Merlin-8_v2.48_DOS_3.3 Here’s a link to the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_z8XUfqFSXHvJ5E5r80ZmM...| decuser’s blog
In this episode I cover nine pages of the book! But what a nine pages - lots and lots to learn here. I walk through using the mouse and numpad in place of paddles, a bit about merlin, a bit about basic, and a bit about calling into firmware. In the video, I talk a bit of nonsense, too. Workable nonsense, but naive and only partially correct. When I talk about OBJ no longer working, that isn’t technically correct. It works, but it doesn’t work on addresses as low as our usualy $300. Also, ...| decuser’s blog
This is the second episode of Bit by Bit. In this episode I talk about what you need to know to get started. I demonstrate the use of the iie and it’s various prompt environments. Here’s a link to the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_z8XUfqFSXHvJ5E5r80ZmMN7LRcCI0Zx Enjoy!| decuser’s blog
This is the third episode of Bit by Bit. In this episode I work through the material covered in chapter 3 of Assembly Lines - Assemblers in detail. Here’s a link to the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_z8XUfqFSXHvJ5E5r80ZmMN7LRcCI0Zx Enjoy!| decuser’s blog
This is the fourth episode of Bit by Bit. In this episode I work through the material covered in chapter 4 of Assembly Lines - Looping and Counting in detail. Here’s a link to the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_z8XUfqFSXHvJ5E5r80ZmMN7LRcCI0Zx Enjoy!| decuser’s blog
This is the first episode of my bit by bit series - where I walk though the pages of Assembly Lines: The Complete Book by Roger Wagner and edited by Chris Torrence. In this series, I share what I learn as I work through the material. I picked the IIe as the platform for the exploration because it’s… well, it’s fun. As soon as the computer boots you can do basic sound and graphics and machine language coding. With an Apple DOS disk, you can do integer basic and use the mini-assembler. Wi...| decuser’s blog
Based on a design that was first patented in 1891, the German-made Weltrekord was a 1950's ratchet screwdriver that has since become a collector's item. British tool manufacturer MetMo has now reimagined it, using today's materials and production techniques.| New Atlas
Some tools are made to be admired and fondled as much as they're made to actually be used. Such certainly seems to be the case with the sandblasted titanium GripNGo 2.0 ratcheting bit driver, which is currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign.| New Atlas
No, not an ARPANET, an ARCNET. I was recently given a box'o'junk from a friend who was cleaning up a telco engineers house and, honestly, had no idea what I was look at! Turns out that it's a box full of ARCNET cards and some patch panels. Tiny 8-bit cards, longer 8-bit cards, huge 8-bit […]| modelrail.otenko
Syttitallet kommer inn i stua igjen, i en ny replikakonsoll med 45 innebygde spill.| Spillhistorie.no
Forrige uke ble vrien, men denne gangen er det i alle fall litt lettere.| Spillhistorie.no
Årets store spillmesse i Kristiansand byr blant annet på over 60 spillbare maskiner.| Spillhistorie.no
Deus Ex blander ulike spillsjangere for å gi deg kontroll over opplevelsen. Hør mer i ukens episode av Spæll.| Spillhistorie.no
Total Annihilation regnes som et av nittitallets beste sanntidsstrategispill.| Spillhistorie.no
Var dette tidenes mest populære Amiga-program? Vi har snakket med Cachet-veteran Christian Bartsch.| Spillhistorie.no
Denne gangen lover jeg at det er umulig, selv om det er mange store utviklere og utgivere her.| Spillhistorie.no
Mario Kart-inspirert bilkjøring til PC og konsoll.| Spillhistorie.no
Løs historiske gåter i 4K i Broken Sword – The Smoking Mirror: Reforged.| Spillhistorie.no
Blir i stedet tilgjengelig som en del av den mye dyrere nyversjonen.| Spillhistorie.no
Vi har snakket med mannen bak Psygnosis-logoen – og så enormt mye mer. Den engelske multikunstneren Roger Dean er en levende legende, og hans arbeid innenfor spillindustrien er bare en liten del av det han har holdt på med. Dean ble født i 1944 i Kent, men store deler av barndommen levde han i Hellas| Spillhistorie.no
Nok en runde med ti ukjente spill og tilhørende hint.| Spillhistorie.no
Lanseringen av The Last Ninja Collection forsinkes på grunn av et flagg i en av Amiga-versjonene.| Spillhistorie.no
En av de store indie-sensasjonene fra totusentallet kommer tilbake.| Spillhistorie.no
Lord. This brings back memories. Check out the official release details below. New York, NY (October 17, 2025) – Atari today announced the Intellivision Sprint, a brand-new gaming console, celebrating the 45th anniversary of the release of the original home video game console Intellivision. Featuring 45 fan-favorite games and a host of technical upgrades, the Intellivision Sprint […] The post Atari announces Intellivision Sprint appeared first on digitalchumps.| digitalchumps
IMP3 er en alt i ett-løsning for "alle" Amiga-modeller.| Spillhistorie.no
Spæll tar for seg den enormt viktige Game Boy-konsollen i ukens episode.| Spillhistorie.no
Et gufs fra fortida når cd SPILL ser på Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers.| Spillhistorie.no
Yakuza, Habbo, særs eksklusiv arkadestikke og mye mer i ukens fredagsmagasin!| Spillhistorie.no
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Deus Ex Remastered ble kunngjort i går.| Spillhistorie.no
This is part 6 of a series of articles investigating various floppy copy-protection schemes seen on the IBM PC platform. You may wish to read the previous entries in this series:| Adventures in PC Emulation
This is part 5 of a series of articles investigating various floppy copy-protection schemes seen on the IBM PC platform. You may wish to read the previous entries in this series:| Adventures in PC Emulation
This post goes hand-in-hand with my article on Vault Corporation's Prolok copy-protection technology. Perhaps the most important historical legacy of Vault Corporation results from the lawsuit they initiated against Quaid Software, makers of the backup software CopyWrite. | Adventures in PC Emulation
This is Part 4 of a series on PC floppy copy protection methods. You can read the previous parts here: | Adventures in PC Emulation
This is Part 3 of a series on PC floppy copy protection methods. | Adventures in PC Emulation
This is part 2 of a series on PC floppy copy protection methods. You can read Part 1, covering Formaster Copy-Lock here.| Adventures in PC Emulation
Podcasten Spillegal har hatt sommerferie, og dermed har det blitt spilt en hel masse spill.| Spillhistorie.no
From time to time I like to search on the Internet stuff related to retro and vintage computing. This time my interest was (again) resolving around a wish to try Xenix. Namely, Xenix was a Unix variant written by Microsoft that could be run on IBM PC XT with 8086 microprocessor. While searching where to download Xenix, I stumbled on a WinWorld site which has many other vintage operating systems| Everything about nothing
… or did I start fixing by breaking? Intro It’s time for some bad apples 😀 In 2023 I covered my work on two Apple IIc, however, there was one more machine to be sorted out IIc Plus along with two 5.25 floppy drives and this is what will be covered in today’s post. The […] The post Apple IIc Plus + floppy drives appeared first on retrohax.net.| retrohax.net
… or a rather boring cleaning story Intro This is another short post but this time about the Enterprise 128 computer. The machine was working but required a nice cleaning and some wires. I’ve already covered one of the Enterprise machines on my blog in the past so feel free to have a look for […] The post #shorts – Enterprise 128 a quick refurb appeared first on retrohax.net.| retrohax.net
… or always get the right tool for the job Intro I have a Macintosh Powerbook G3 waiting in a queue for quite a while. It is the “Bronze” keyboard unit and a 3rd generation of Powerbook G3 – Lombard. The machine was in excellent shape, although its battery cell died, so I figured I […] The post #marchintosh – Macintosh PowerBook G3 battery remake appeared first on retrohax.net.| retrohax.net
Det er fremtiden, og bare krig hele tiden. Litt som nåtiden, sånn sett.| Spillhistorie.no
If you’re like me and think motorcycles are cool, you probably know scramblers sit at the top of the pile: They epitomize all that is cool about two wheels, originally being built for motorcycle trials competitions in early 1900s Britain.| New Atlas
First manufactured in 1948, the original BSA Bantam was perhaps one of the most iconic two-wheelers that ushered in a new era of motorcycle culture. It was a pretty straightforward two-stroke single, coming in 125cc, 148cc, and 175cc capacities.| New Atlas
The firmware in my RAMCHECK is very old, there were many updates since then. Unfortunately, the firmware was not published on the internet before Innoventions closed down. So, this is my adventure about obtaining new firmware. Original Firmware My RAMCHECK runs version 2.06E. It is pretty good, but I have noticed when running the advanced […] Source| LinuxJedi's /dev/null
Whilst repairing vintage machines, a lot of RAM passes by my benches. Most of it works great, some of it is in not so good condition. It is possible to test RAM in a system, but that may not tell the…| LinuxJedi's /dev/null
In March 1986, my dad was in the market for a Thomson TO7/70. I have the circled classified ads in “Téo” issue 1 to prove that :)| /bɑs ˈtjɛ̃ no ˈse ʁɑ/ (hadess) | News
According to some, the ARK1000VL is considered the fastest VLB graphics card chip you can get. I recently repaired several other VLB graphics cards, so when an ARK1000VL based card came up…| LinuxJedi's /dev/null
There isn't a lot to this story beyond the fact that in around 1990 I helped debug someone's Lotus 1-2-3 set up via fax. But it's a good reminder of how important the Zeroth Law of Debugging is (see below).| John Graham-Cumming's blog
I've written before about my 1976 KIM-1 and code I wrote for a similar one long ago. But I hadn't done much with the KIM-1 and strongly believe that old hardware need to be living machines not still lives. But using the KIM-1 directly (via its keypad and little hexadecimal display) is painful. I wanted to be able to use it with a terminal.| John Graham-Cumming's blog
It's not often that you find yourself staring at code that few people have ever seen, code that was an important part in bringing down the apartheid system in South Africa, and code that was used for secure communication using one-time pads smuggled into South Africa by a flight attendant on floppy disks. But I found myself doing that one morning recently after having helped decrypt a 30 year old PKZIP file whose password had long been forgotten.| John Graham-Cumming's blog
Real quick Crab Louis can also be written as Crab Louie. I will be using Louis as it is the way I see it written most often. I have been wracking my brain on how and when I first heard of Crab Louis and I got nothing. I definitely knew of the recipe before this … Continue reading The History of Crab Louis or Louie| Quaint Cooking
Pamela Mason was a British-born actress who starred appeared in both British and American movies most often under the name Pamela Kellino. Many of these films were with her husband at the time James Mason such as I Met A Murderer, The Upturned Glass, and Lady Possessed. She also did some screenwriting as well as … Continue reading Pamela Mason’s Bean Salad| Quaint Cooking
Like many of these recipes I cover on my blog, I did not grow up with Tetrazzini. I know I would see it pop up in magazines and across the internet after Thanksgiving as a way to use up those turke…| Quaint Cooking
The ZX Spectrum Next in the flesh!| Steve Wetherill
Note: This article was originally published in two parts on Gamasutra (now Game Developer) in 2007 and may be found here . Though I have ma...| blog.stevewetherill.com
I have restored the boxed Amiga 1000 main unit and the mice that came with it. Now is the turn of the keyboard. About the keyboard The Amiga 1000 keyboard came from a time before the standard layout we know today was fully formalised. The cursor keys are closer to the main character keys, and […] Source| LinuxJedi's /dev/null
I was recently sent an Amiga 4000 motherboard repair. It should have been quite straightforward, but as we will see, not everything went to plan. The Motherboard The motherboard has had minor battery repairs in the past, and was working. One interesting thing I’ve not seen before is someone patched in an OKI RTC chip […] Source| LinuxJedi's /dev/null
I recently received a boxed Amiga 1000 which was in excellent condition, but required a little work. It came with two original Amiga 1000 mice and the keyboard, all of which needed work.| LinuxJedi's /dev/null
In the same way cicadas and other uncomfortably-large bugs have an odd lifecycle that sees them emerge every few years or more, such is my relationship with updating the look and feel for this blog. With every good blog "revamp" there must come the obligatory "Here's what's new!" post. In that spirit, here's what's new and/or not now (followed by a subtle twist): I'm still using 11ty to power the blog and write the static files which are hosted on Netlify. I still mostly like it.1 I've visual...| George Mandis
I have a local friend who is a private collector of vintage computers and consoles, and he has an incredible collection. He visited me recently to drop off a few awesome things. One of which is a ZX…| LinuxJedi's /dev/null
I’ve had a few people send me things in to repair lately. Amongst these was an Amiga 4000 motherboard, RAM and CPU card with lots of minor issues. Here is how I diagnosed and fixed them.| LinuxJedi's /dev/null
This classic party snack might be retro, but it is by no means out of date (right?!). A basic cheese ball is a delicious addition to any party and it is super easy to make. Even better: a homemade cheese ball is very versatile and can be customised with any other flavourings and seasonings you love and it can be served with either crackers, pita, sliced baguette, crudités, apple or pear slices, or anything you fancy.| The Glutton Life
Mac OS X Jaguar 10.2 may have been released all the way back in 2002, but thanks to the InfiniteMac project, you can also run Mac OS X Jaguar on your modern Mac right now with just a web browser. S…| OS X Daily
Wednesday, April 17, 2025 Whatnot Wednesday Special thanks to author Teri Polen for reading A Peril in the Vines and mentioning it in her post this morning! Whatnot with the Scoobies Velma: DonR…| Teagan's Books
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Velma: Haha! I’ve got the hammock! Daphne: Suit yourself. That string is going to start moving on its own just like the furry bird does — and I’m going to be …| Teagan's Books
As we head into the Easter weekend, some of us will be treating ourselves or loved ones to a chocolate egg or two. There might even be an egg hunt, or rolling painted eggs down a hill. Most of the traditions of Easter have remained the same, but one trend seems to have disappeared. Back […]| Food | Scotsman Food and Drink
Lately, I’ve been very busy, but haven’t had many interesting things to blog about happen. That will change soon, but today I thought I would cover a repair that came in for an A3640 CPU card.| LinuxJedi's /dev/null
Hot on the heels of repairing the Cirrus Logic VLB card, I acquired a dead Trident TGUI9440 based VLB graphics card to see if I could repair it. This is the card I received. It is a 1MB card which is…| LinuxJedi's /dev/null
Nodes of Yesod on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum ca. 1985 This is an interview I did with El Mundo Del Spectrum (original link in the Spanish lan...| blog.stevewetherill.com
Os diminutos arácnidos sen cola nin aguillón atopáronse en dous xacementos de Álava e Teruel datados no Cretácico| GCiencia
2024 saw a lot of jostling to push Lo-Fi digitals from the very good new Camp Snap to the frankly awful Retro Snap. You’d think i’d have had enough and should be saving my pennies for that Black Z fc I’m craving . But no, here’s the Chuzhao Retro and for ~50 quid you get … Continue reading Retro Lo-Fi Fun – Chuzhao Retro Digital→ The post Retro Lo-Fi Fun – Chuzhao Retro Digital appeared first on Canny Cameras.| Canny Cameras
My machine is an Apple iBook 12 inch 1.2GHz/256/30G/Combo/APX (at least that's what the sticker behind the keyboard is trying to tell me), which means it has a 1.2GHz PowerPC CPU that cannot be replaced (unless you replace the whole mainboard, or logic board as Apple likes to call it), 256MB of RAM onboard, a 30G HDD, a Combo CD reader/DVD reader/CD writer unit (no DVD writer, I think that's called a SuperDrive and it used to cost extra) and an Airport Extreme WiFi card. Basically, except the...| sizeof.cat
The Retro Snap was billed as film like lo-fi digital with switchable filters. But it doesn't match it's hype or sample images.| Canny Cameras
A motorcycle is meant to take you from one place to another, right? That’s the whole purpose of all modes of transportation. But who said you can’t look cool doing that? That’s exactly the value proposition that the Royal Enfield Goan Classic offers.| New Atlas
A delicious southern tradition for any occasion, these classic salmon patties are packed with flaky salmon and held together with a lightly seasoned breading.| Homemade Hooplah
When it comes to modern classic motoring, Royal Enfield occupies a pretty unique niche. To drive a brand new car with truly retro styling, you're paying through the nose for something like the Morgan AR Plus 4. On the other hand, you can pick up something like the Classic 500 motorcycle, in this…| New Atlas
The new 2025 Royal Enfield Classic 650 motorcycle – revealed at this year's EICMA – offers classic styling, affordability, and a comfortable ride. It's not perfect, especially when pushed beyond its remit, but if you like the look, you'll probably love the feel.| New Atlas
Royal Enfield’s famed 650 twin platform has been a big hit ever since the Interceptor and Continental GT came out. With the Shotgun 650 launching at the turn of the year, rumors were rife of upcoming models on this platform. Lo and behold, the Classic 650 and the Bear 650 are here.| New Atlas
This no-bake recipe for Irish potato candy is flavored with coconut, cream cheese, sugar, butter, and a dash of cinnamon. They're perfect for St Patrick's Day!| Homemade Hooplah
This cranberry fluff salad is a cool-weather side dish or dessert that combines tart cranberries, sweet pineapple, and fresh apples with soft cream and walnuts.| Homemade Hooplah
Flavored with lime jello and thickened with cream cheese and mayonnaise, this retro dessert has the sweet taste of lime sorbet with mixed fruit and pecans.| Homemade Hooplah
This easy cheese ball combines the salty, briny flavor of dill pickles with cheddar cheese, bacon, and salami, all mixed together with soft cream cheese.| Homemade Hooplah
Whether you want an easy side dish or a simple dessert, this pineapple and coconut-infused pina colada fluff is a top choice that takes only 5 minutes to make.| Homemade Hooplah
Dark chocolate truffles with the delicious bite of authentic Kentucky bourbon. A great candy all year long and perfect for snacking during the Kentucky Derby.| Homemade Hooplah
A creative fruit salad that combines savory acini de pepe pasta, sweet fruit, and a creamy fruit juice custard. A unique treat for all parties or holidays!| Homemade Hooplah
This easy ambrosia salad recipe is sure to become an essential dish to have at your next party! It's a delicious no-bake alternative to heavier desserts.| Homemade Hooplah
This sweeter twist on the classic Waldorf salad is made with chopped apples, pears, celery, and pecans, all tossed in a creamy Miracle Whip and citrus dressing.| Homemade Hooplah
On Halloween 2021, I decided to try doing a mini game-jam style project. I wanted to make something simple, yet atmospheric. Possibly a simple wave based shooter. There was no solid plan, just an idea to make “something”. In this retrospective review, I share some of the goals, strengths and weaknesses of the project, and any lessons learned.| GDCorner
In my last article , I dodged the issue of writing a custom decoder for the 5150's bus signals to use in DSView, instead just processing the...| martypc.blogspot.com
Writing a cycle-accurate emulator for a computer system is more than just understanding all the CPU instruction timings. A computer is a com...| martypc.blogspot.com
The Book8088 is an interesting little machine. It is essentially a 1980's computer in a laptop form factor. With apologies to Sergey Kiselev...| martypc.blogspot.com
In a previous article, I revealed one of the secrets to MartyPC 's accuracy, hardware validation . To summarize, it is a method of using a m...| martypc.blogspot.com
Much has been written about the PC demo 8088MPH . If you haven't seen this demo yet, take a moment to watch it. If you're familiar at all ...| martypc.blogspot.com
